The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HORMONE
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More clues leading to the result HORMONE
- Compound found in hyacinth or moneywort
- Insulin, say, moorhen might produce
- It stimulates hard men with endless cash
- Growth for one in hospital getting no more treatment
- Chemical agent has second name in support needing no introduction
- Doctor’s cutting instrument beginning to extract bodily substance
- Heard working girl lament one cause of sexual arousal
- Possibly a growing factor helping to make author money
- Chemical substance in hospital no more deployed
- We hear call girl complain, pointing to bodily secretion
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The straight part
We know that "Insulin, say" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case insulin, say = hormone.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does HORMONE mean?
HORMONE noun- Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
- A synthetic compound with the same activity.
- Any similar substance in plants.
- To treat with hormones.